Ruben Amorim continues to refuse to discuss rumours linking him with Liverpool’s upcoming managerial vacancy, but that has done nothing to stop his current players from getting linked with Anfield too.
If various reports are to be believed, are treating Sporting as their own little Petiscos platter: a little bit of Goncalo Inacio, a bite of Ousmane Diomande, and why not a bit of Morten Hjulmand from that smorgasbord over there?
Marcus Edwards contract clause could allow Liverpool swoop
Joining the growing list of Lisboetas now is former winger Marcus Edwards, who has worked under at Sporting since January 2022.
Football Insider report that Edwards would be available for a cool £30m this summer, adding that most Portuguese-based players have large buyout clauses in their contracts – though they stop short of suggesting those two things may be directly correlated in this instance.
They add that Edwards could be seen as a potential replacement for the mercurial Luis Diaz, who has been
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However, as a left-footer who primarily plays off the right wing, Edwards would surely be a closer fit for replacing Mohamed Salah, himself the subject of constant speculation with just over a year left on his contract.
The 25-year-old former England youth international has been an important player for Sporting since making the move to Portugal, racking up 21 goals and 25 assists in 107 appearances in all competitions.
